Where I wear a dress...

If you've followed this blog for a while, you may have noticed that apart from when I wear black opaque tights, I never get my legs out. It's not that I don't like my bare legs, it's just generally not warm enough and I therefore find it difficult to justify buying them. But before we went on holidays, I came across this jersey Esprit dress in TK Maxx for just £7. It's light, easy to pack and for that price, I decided it was no harm to have it just in case. And boy, have I been glad of it this week? What amazing weather!

Today's photos were taken in Basildon Park, near Reading. It's a National Trust property, used as the set for the Kiera Knightly version of Pride & Prejudice. The grounds are huge so the boys could play football and there were plenty of big trees to have a picnic under. 

My sandals are a pair of mauve jewelled pull ons that I picked up in Marlow last year. I cannot bear a toe post so these are a great alternative to flip flops - flat, comfy, easy to pull on and a great neutral colour. I literally wore them all last summer. Am so sorry I didn't buy a second pair...
The hat is my sister in laws from M&S and my white vest (just seen) is one of Primark's best. The arm candy is a super stylish rucksack full of picnic food...all part of being a mum I guess!

Flying home to Belfast tomorrow so the blog will be late or non existent depending on how the travelling goes. Hopefully the weather will follow me home...